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plaster

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Noun

  1. A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
  2. A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
  3. A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.
  4. A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.
  5. Plaster of Paris.

Verb

  1. To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
  2. To apply a plaster to.
  3. To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
  4. To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
  5. To bombard heavily or overwhelmingly; to overwhelm (with weapons fire).
  6. To smooth over.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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